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Distinguished Service and Contributions to the American Board of Professional Psychology Award

 

The “Distinguished Service and Contributions to the American Board of Professional Psychology” recognizes a Certified Specialist who has made significant contributions to the development and operation of the American Board of Professional Psychology by way of publications about or advocacy for board certification, involvement in ABPP administration or policy development, or other service to ABPP and its affiliated boards. The focus of this award is specifically focused on the individual’s contributions to ABPP and do not require recognition of a broad impact upon the profession as a whole.(Established in 2006 as the Russell J. Bent Award)

Year

Awardee

Specialty Board
2021 Randy K. Otto, PhD, ABPP Clinical Psychology
Forensic Psychology
2020 Gregory P. Lee, PhD, ABPP  Clinical Neuropsychology
2019 Jerry J. Sweet, PhD, ABPP Clinical Neuropsychology
Clinical Psychology
2018 Brenda J. Spiegler, PhD, ABPP Clinical Neuropsychology & Pediatric Clinical Neuropsychology Subspeciality
2017 None  

2016

E. Thomas Dowd, PhD, ABPP

Counseling, Behavioral & Cognitive Psychology

2015

Charme Sturkie Davidson, PhD, ABPP

Counseling Psychology

2014

Christine Maguth Nezu, PhD, ABPP

Behavioral & Cognitive Psychology

2013
Jay C. Thomas, PhD, ABPP (posthumously awarded)

John C. Linton, PhD, ABPP

Organizational & Business Consulting Psychology

Clinical, Clinical Health Psychology

2012
James K. Besyner, PhD, ABPP (posthumously awarded)

Mary R. Hibbard, PhD, ABPP
Daniel E. Rohe, PhD, ABPP

Clinical Psychology

Rehabilitation Psychology
Rehabilitation Psychology

2011

Robert I. Yufit, PhD, ABPP

Clinical Psychology

2010

Florence W. Kaslow, PhD, ABPP
Linas Bieliauskas, PhD, ABPP

Clinical, Couple & Family, Forensic Psychology
Clinical & Clinical Neuropsychology

2009

Norma P. Simon, EdD, ABPP

Counseling Psychology, Psychoanalysis in Psychology

2008

Thomas J, Boll, PhD, ABPP
W. Michael Nelson III, PhD, ABPP

Clinical, Clinical Health Psychology, Clinical Neuropsychology
Clinical, Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology

2007

Alan M. Goldstein, PhD, ABPP
Ruth Ochroch, PhD, ABPP

Forensic Psychology
Clinical, Psychoanalysis in Psychology

2006

Russell J. Bent, PhD, PsyD, D.Sc., ABPP

Clinical, Executive Officer, ABPP

2005

William F. Amberg, PhD, ABPP

Organizational & Business, Consulting Psychology

2004

Robert Goldberg, PhD, ABPP
Alfred J. Finch, PhD, ABPP

Clinical, Forensic Psychology, Editor, ABPP Specialist
Clinical, Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology

2003

Howard M. Cohen, PhD, ABPP
Kerry de Hamsher, PhD, ABPP

Clinical Psychology
Clinical Neuropsychology

2002

Joseph Talley, PhD, ABPP

Clinical, Counseling Psychology,

2001

None

 

2000

John D. Robinson, II, EdD, MPH, ABPP

Clinical, Clinical Health Psychology